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Eve baiting

Eve baiting noun: the harassment of women, especially foreign, or dressed as such, by groups of men.

Noun

Eve baiting (uncountable)

  1. (East, India, Middle) The harassment of women, especially foreign, or dressed as such, by groups of men.

Origin of Eve baiting

Despite the Biblical version, different recollections of the Adam and Eve story (including paintings) show Adam tempting Eve.

Questions about Eve baiting

What does Eve baiting mean?
Eve baiting means the harassment of women, especially foreign, or dressed as such, by groups of men.
What part of speech is Eve baiting?
Eve baiting is a noun.

Words near Eve baiting in the dictionary

  1. EVC
  2. EVCs
  3. EVD
  4. evdokimovite
  5. eve
  6. Eve baiting
  7. Eve green
  8. eve teasing
  9. eve teasings
  10. Eve's needle
  11. Eve's pin

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